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How to Get Started

Legal
research can be confusing and time-consuming.Whether you are researching law topics for class or for real-life legal issues,
the first thing to do is figure out what type of law are you looking for.Is it federal or state law?A statute passed by Congress or a case
decided by the Supreme Court?If you don't know the answers to these questions, what then? The law
library at Cornell University offers a wonderful guide to getting started with
legal research.This guide will help you to find resources here at NMSU, but please remember that
the only legal advice you should follow is your lawyer’s.

Or, Start with Law Review Articles

Law Review
articles can provide all of the information needed for an in-depth analysis of
legal issues, including discussion and references to other cases, statutes or
reviews on your topic.

Follow these instructions to find Law Review articles in Lexis Nexis:

Use the Enter Search Terms field to search for law review articles
related to a particular topic. For example, take the following steps to
find information that discusses pollution exclusion clauses and their
respective triggering events:

Click the radio button in front of "Terms and Connectors."

Enter pollut! w/10 exclu! w/5
insur! or clause w/25 trigger! in the "Search Terms" field.Note:
Use the w/N connector
to show close proximity between words.

Depending on your interests, and keeping in mind that any given
article may appear in more than one source, select "US & Canadian
Law Reviews, Combined" or "Insurance Law Review Articles, Combined" or
"Environmental Law Review Articles, Combined" from the Select Sources
drop-down list.Note: Not all sources are available
under all LexisNexis® subscriptions.
Please contact your LexisNexis Account Representative if you have
questions about your subscription.